What is CVE-2026-106172?

CVE-2026-106172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-106172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox

CVE-2026-106172

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSandbox 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox 4.4 all versions, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.2.0 through 5.2.1, FortiSandbox Cloud 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, FortiSandbox Cloud 4.4 all versions may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted HTTP requests

Published 2026-10-13 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-179

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-106172?: CVE-2026-106172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisandbox, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-106172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.